Jarrow boss pleased as unbeaten run hits 20 league games

Jarrow manager Kennie Malia admitted his Jarrow side had not been at their best as they stretched their unbeaten run to 20 league games with a home win against Prudhoe YC.

Malia’s men were the only unbeaten side in the Northern League ahead of their meeting with their manager’s former club - and their record remained unblemished after a professional display reaped rewards at Perth Green.

There were just 15 minutes on the clock when Luca Nelson opened the scoring with a neat finish before the lead was doubled ten minutes before half-time when Declan Bissett found the net. That proved to be enough for Malia’s side to see off his old club and they will now look to further strengthen their bid for a historic promotion into the Northern League’s top tier over the coming week.

Speaking after the win, Malia told The Gazette: “It was not our best performance this season but it is another very important three points, two goals and clean sheet. We have to take all of the positives from it and to keep the unbeaten run going to 20 games in this league is insane. We now move on quickly and start our preparations for the midweek game against Park View because we will be going into a game against a very good and well-drilled side.”

Jarrow will focus on a third consecutive home game inside a week once they have faced Park View with Billingham Synthonia set to visit Perth Green next Saturday afternoon.

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